Part 1: June 5, 2004

My sister Kelsey and I pulled into the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.  Although this visit was going to be short, it had been some time in planning.  We were going to... More

The Founders of this nation wrote the words "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." in order to prevent the federal government from creating a state sponsored religion like the one which Great Britain had... More

Sen. John F. Kerry delivered another in an expanding line of forgettable speeches last night in Boston. It was boilerplate leftist rhetoric full of buzzwords, insults, lies, myths, and misconceptions, and a boatload of domestic programs and promises that no President can ever fulfill. That only... More

Part 1 of this series can be read here

Some of Muhammad's actions and policy show areas that his later followers misinterpret and misapply, since sometimes his actions and policies—rooted so deeply in... More

Thirty—eight straight games, over $1,300,000 in winnings, every record broken and 76 challengers crushed by Jeopardy! juggernaut Ken Jennings.  His phenomenal performance has generated responses that run the gamut from love to hate; from deep suspicion to cultish adoration,... More

December of this year will mark the nine—year anniversary of US and NATO intervention in the Balkan War of 1992—95.  For almost a decade, our troops have been conducting stability and support operations in Bosnia—Herzegovina, and, later, provided secure bases for the air... More

Even with a couple of  cheater's steps off the pitcher's rubber working in his favor, John F. Kerry,  in front of a sold—out crowd at Fenway Park, couldn't manage to throw the first pitch of Sunday's Red Sox/Yankees game across home plate. Of course, the junior Senator from... More

Teresa Heinz Kerry made it through her unprecedented speech at the Democratic National Convention without losing control of her famous temper, losing her place in the well—rehearsed speech, or otherwise providing dramatic entertainment. But she was just plain weird.

Leave aside the... More

A two—part series. Part (2) will appear tomorrow.

The deepest source of Islamic terrorism lies in theology. Formed in response to events in the Prophet's lifetime, there are problematic aspects to Islamic More

In Stalin's Russia and Mao's China, 'good class origins' were considered essential for an ambitious apparatchik. 'Good' in the sense of humble —— the poorer the better. When high church communism was discarded, the children of accomplished Chinese and Russian families could relax,... More

In case you were rearranging the sock drawer or doing something similarly productive, here's what happened in Boston last night:

When it comes to convention speeches, it's difficult to say that Democrats are inconsistent. During last night's festivities at the Democrat National... More

Iran is moving rapidly to become a nuclear power. The Iranian mullahs have publicly promised to use nuclear weapons to exterminate Israel even if Israel were to achieve peace with the Palestinians. They also claim that Iran, with 70 million people, could absorb and survive any response from... More

The news media's treatment of Sandy Berger's removal of highly classified documents from the National Archives remarkably focuses on the timing of the leak, casting aspersions on the White House. It's not the first time Democrats have shown that manipulating their friends in the press is as easy... More

Daniel Okrent, the New York Times' recently appointed Public Editor, has already had some run—ins with Times writers and staff, who are apparently not used to criticism or scrutiny from within. After his July 25 More

The Baehr Essentials

If Monday, July 26th were Election Day, instead of the start of the Democratic National Convention, it would likely be a good day for the Democrats and the millions of Bush haters in the US and abroad.  As many learned in 2000, the Presidency is... More

Here are some very positive stories and op—eds concerning Iraq recently found in the French press.

1. America that we love to hate, by Bruno Tertrais in Le Figaro

Bruno Tertrais, in a very refreshing op—ed, builds a case defending the Bush... More

Iraq and Afghanistan are making steady progress towards establishment of a secure and democratic form of government.  Coalition military units and Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) are continuing operations to ensure all eligible Afghan citizens have the opportunity to vote in this... More